Govt keeping close eye on vaccine development: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that the government is keeping a close eye on COVID-19 vaccine development and clarified that the dosage and price of the vaccine were uncertain as of now. “The government is keeping a close track of vaccine development. We are in touch with Indian vaccine developers and manufacturers. We […]

COVID-19 death toll touches 100-mark in Sikkim

The COVID-19 death toll touched the 100-mark in Sikkim after one person succumbed to the virus on Monday. An 89-year-old man with co-morbid conditions, including Parkinson’s disease, died of the infection at the STNM Hospital. The state registered 14 new cases in the past 24 hours, taking the overall tally to 4,736. The total active cases […]

25,000 health workers identified in Meghalaya for first batch of COVID-19 vaccine

The Meghalaya government has identified around 25,000 health workers who will be administered the COVID-19 vaccine on priority, as and when the first batch is rolled out, an official said on Tuesday. In accordance with the directions of the central government, the state has enlisted around 25,000 healthcare workers, both public and private, who would […]

COVID-19 recovery rate improves to 96.46 per cent in Tripura

The COVID-19 recovery rate in Tripura has further improved to 96.46 percent as 31,246 people have recuperated from the disease so far. 48 new cases were detected in the past 24 hours, while 90 more patients have recovered from the infection. The total active cases in the state currently stand at 796. Meanwhile, three fatalities […]

SC asks states including Assam to file status report on Covid situation

The Supreme Court on Monday asked Delhi, Maharashtra, Gujarat and Assam governments to file status reports on the current COVID-19 situation in the respective states and preparedness to deal with surge of cases in the coming months. A Bench headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan also pulled up Gujarat and Delhi over the worsening COVID-19 situation […]

COVID-19 caseload in India surpasses 91-lakh mark; 44,059 new infections

India’s coronavirus count surpassed the 91-lakh mark on Monday as 44,059 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours. The overall cases reached 91,39,866 including 4,43,486 active cases and 85,62,641 recoveries. With 511 new deaths, the death toll mounted to 1,33,738. The country reported less than 50,000 cases for the sixteenth day. The last […]

Arunachal Pradesh reports more COVID-19 recoveries than fresh cases for 7th consecutive day

Arunachal Pradesh for the seventh consecutive day reported more COVID-19 recoveries than fresh cases as 70 patients were cured of the disease while 25 new infections pushed the tally to 16,001, a health department official said on Saturday. A total of 14,870 people have been discharged from hospitals so far, implying a recovery rate of […]

With over 10 lakh tests a day, India crosses milestone of 13 crore COVID-19 tests

As many as 10,66,022 samples were tested for COVID-19 in the last 24 hours increasing India’s total cumulative tests to 13,06,57,808, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) said on Saturday. Keeping in line with its commitment to conduct more than one million tests every day, India successfully conducted one crore tests for the […]

COVID-19 caseload in India breaches 89-lakh mark

India’s COVID-19 caseload went past 89-lakh on Wednesday, while the number of recoveries surpassed 83 lakh pushing the national recovery rate to 93.52 percent. With 38,617 new infections, the total coronavirus cases mounted to 89,12,907. The death toll climbed to 1,30,993 with 474 new fatalities. The number of active cases remained below 5 lakh for […]